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thwart
[ thwawrt ]
verb (used with object)
- to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
Synonyms: ,
- to frustrate or baffle (a plan, purpose, etc.).
- Archaic.
- to cross.
- to extend across.
noun
- a seat across a boat, especially one used by a rower.
- a transverse member spreading the gunwales of a canoe or the like.
adjective
- passing or lying crosswise or across; cross; transverse.
- perverse; obstinate.
- adverse; unfavorable.
preposition
- across; athwart.
thwart
/ 胃飞蓴藧迟 /
verb
- to oppose successfully or prevent; frustrate
they thwarted the plan
- obsolete.to be or move across
noun
- nautical a seat lying across a boat and occupied by an oarsman
adjective
- passing or being situated across
- archaic.perverse or stubborn
preposition
- obsolete.across
Derived Forms
- 藞迟丑飞补谤迟别谤, noun
- 藞迟丑飞补谤迟别诲濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 迟丑飞补谤迟顎侥诲路濒测 adverb
- 迟丑飞补谤迟顎侥谤 noun
- 耻苍路迟丑飞补谤迟顎侥诲 adjective
- 耻苍路迟丑飞补谤迟顎僫苍驳 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of thwart1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of thwart1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
鈥淎pple, despite knowing its obligations thereunder, thwarted the injunction鈥檚 goals, and continued its anticompetitive conduct solely to maintain its revenue stream.鈥
But it鈥檚 also frightening, Acharya said, to think that political considerations are now guiding science and scientific research, erasing years of effort and thwarting potential cures and the chance at future breakthrough treatments.
The latest claim comes months after Ouagadougou said it thwarted another "destabilisation" plot against the junta last November.
Many Caribbean leaders feel the best strategy to thwart the fallout from tariffs is to negotiate as a bloc.
What happened since then offers clear evidence that our political system is set up to thwart such awakenings of conscience.
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